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Nation Development of Uttar Pradesh

CRITICAL CARE UNITS WILL BE SET UP IN 602 DISTRICTS

n Support for 17,788 rural health and wellness National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
centers in 10 states with special focus. Expansion of Integrated Health Information
Establishment of 11,024 urban health and Portal in all States/UTs to link Public Health
wellness centers in all states. Laboratories. Launch of 17 new public health
n Establishment of integrated public health units and strengthening of 33 existing public
laboratories in all districts of the country and health units located at 32 airports, 11 seaports
public health units in 3382 blocks of 11 states and 7 land crossings.
with special focus. Establishment of critical n Establishment of 15 Health Emergency
care hospital blocks in 602 districts and 12 Operation Centers and two Mobile Hospitals.
central institutions of the country. Establishment of a National Institute for One
n Strengthening of five regional branches and Health.
20 Metropolitan Health Surveillance Units of
CRITICAL
Promoting
disease CARE UNITS
BENEFITS OF prevention and IN 602
AATMANIRBHAR SWASTH health welfare, including
measures like Swachh
BHARAT YOJANA Bharat Abhiyan, Yoga, timely DISTRICTS
Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat care and treatment of
pregnant women and
Yojana aims to develop IT children.
based disease surveillance
system at block, district, FOUR-
regional and national levels. Providing affordable and
A network of laboratories PRONGED effective treatment to
in these areas will be Extending Mission STRATEGY FOR the people belonging to
the underprivileged
developed. Health units will Indradhanush to tribal sections of the
be strengthened for early and remote areas of the A HEALTHY society.
detection of diseases, tests, country. INDIA
prevention and combating
the spread of diseases. It
also aims to increase public
health expenditure from
1.15% to 2.5% of GDP by
2025 in a time bound manner
as per the recommendations Enhancing the health
of the National Health Policy infrastructure and
(NHP), 2017. quality of healthcare
professionals.

VARANASI RECEIVED When Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the AatmaNirbhar

PROJECTS WORTH RS Swasth Bharat Abhiyan, he sanctioned projects worth Rs 5,200
crore to Varanasi. There are about 28 completed projects related

5,200 CRORE to infrastructure, tourism, agriculture. This will give impetus to
business from Prayagraj and Lucknow to places in Bihar.

Scan the QR code to listen to
the Prime Minister's address at
28 New India Samachar November 16-30, 2021 the inauguration of 9 Medical
Colleges in Uttar Pradesh.